On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, the Czech Government approved the new National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS), effective from 2026, which sets out the state’s long-term priorities and objectives in this area. The new strategy, replacing the previous document in force since 2021, responds to the deteriorating global security situation and the technological changes of recent years, while emphasising the need for more intensive cooperation at both the national and international levels.
The National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) is the lead authority responsible for the document. That said, the NCSS was developed with contributions from dozens of organisations from both the public and private sectors, including via public consultations. The strategy will be implemented through an action plan that is currently being prepared. This plan will assign specific tasks to the responsible institutions to be carried out in order to fulfil the individual strategic objectives. The implementation of these tasks will be evaluated annually and submitted to the Czech Government.
Drawing on an analysis of current threats and opportunities, the NCSS sets out three main strategic areas:
Secure strategic infrastructure – strengthening the resilience of strategic infrastructure and enhancing the state’s ability to detect and counter cyber threats.
Whole-of-society preparedness and development – developing citizens’ digital competences, increasing the number and motivation of cyber security professionals, and supporting innovation.
International cooperation and pursuit of interests – an active role for Czechia within the EU, NATO and other international organisations, both in its own defence and in protecting an open and free digital space.
According to the strategy, in the coming years, Czechia will need to make greater use of new technologies to secure organisations, prepare for potential transitions to crisis states, and improve the working conditions of cyber security experts in public administration. Czechia should also develop secure alternatives to risky technologies, build new platforms for information sharing, and pursue an internationally coordinated approach to deterring malicious state actors.
“The new strategy confirms that Czechia is among the states capable of responding to today’s challenging security environment while also seizing the opportunities brought by new technologies and widespread digitalisation. We cannot afford to wait passively for what may come. We must detect threats and vulnerabilities in advance and prevent them – this applies both to securing information systems and to confronting malicious state actors such as Russia and China,” said Lukáš Kintr, Director of NÚKIB.
“Together with the institutions responsible for cyber defence, diplomacy and the fight against cybercrime, all addressed together in the strategy, we have a shared perspective of today’s most significant threats. We also agree on where Czechia’s vulnerabilities lie and on what must be done to succeed in the coming years. Our common goal is to provide citizens with a secure cyberspace. The path to this goal leads through investment in the workforce, secure technologies, and mutual trust and cooperation across sectors. Cyber security is an investment in the future and in the competitiveness of our country. The new strategy sets out how to ensure a safer and more prosperous cyberspace for everyone,” added Director Kintr.
The translation of the document into English is in progress.
Celá zpráva
2025-09-08
